The life and exploits of Alexander the Great : being a series of translations of the Ethiopic histories of Alexander by the Pseudo-Callisthenes and other writers, with introduction, etc.

by: Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934, ed

Publication date: 1896

Topics: Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C, Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C -- Romances

Publisher: London : C. J. Clay

Collection: cornell; americana

Digitizing sponsor: MSN

Contributor: Cornell University Library

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Language: English; Ethiopic

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Includes bibliographical references and index

The Ethiopic manuscripts containing histories of Alexander. The origin and travels of the Alexander story.--The Ethiopic version of the Pseudo-Callisthenes.--The history of Alexander by Al-Makin.--The history of Alexander by Abû Shâker.--The history of Alexander by Joseph ben-Gorion.--An anonymous history of the death of Alexander.--A Christian romance of Alexander the Great.--The history of the blessed men who lived in the days of Jeremiah the prophet.--Appendix: The prophecy of Daniel concerning Alexander's kingdom. I Maccabees I, 1-6. Extract from the chronicle of John Mudabhar

xv, 610 p. : 23 cm